Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-24
Proceedings Of tho Legisi.turo.
SENATE.

HosEhi reO - I'm motion OF DIR
martin, the act TO amend section i6
tchApter OF the revised code was read I
second time by title.
Mr. Bacou gave notice Of an acs "a
lRalf.
y On motion Of DIR. Cooper acts divorc.
,bR John W. Davidson from Rachel d
DAvidson, and Eben Dill from Mary
pii. and an aot to transfer She farm OF
IJulia "A. Bennett from District 17g 10
District -, Sussex County. we're read :
second time by title.
On motion OF DIR. Lewis the hills IN
divorce Mary 8. LaSalls from William
r. LaSalle. and on motion of Mr.. Dor.
man to vacate public road In Lewis
and Rehoboth Hundred, were read :
third time and passed.
Mr.. Bacon introduced bill TO chan Qe
the course ofa public road In Broad
Creek Hundred, (Read second time
under the rule.
DIR Lewis gave notice Of bill to re-
wise and amend the White Marsh Ditch
Company.
| On motion Of Mr.. Ferguson the House
IJoint resolution In relation to books in
the auditors Office was concurred In,
and Messrs. Ferg uson aud Crossan was
appointed on the part Of the Senate.
On motion Of DIR. Cooper IAN at
= amend IN act for the supprt % On
OF intemperauce, and an sct suppl 0.
mentary TO an act for the Suppression Of
Iiutemperance were read q third time
and passed. (The two acts abolish the
Office OF liquor bsiliff
Recess until o'clock.
MIR. McWhorter presented q petition
for q divorce from Annie Quinn by
George w. Quinn.
On motion OF Mr.. Bacon the bill for
relief OF District 81, Sussex County, was
| read second time by title.
On motion Of Mr.. McWhorter the act
TO incorporate the Inter Nos Msnufac.
turing Company was read . third time
and passed, and on his same motion
the act 10 divorce Matilda Thomson
and William Thomson Was read q SEQ
ond time by title
On motion OF DIR. Cooper, the act for
the relief Of School District No. CO was
read third time and passed.
On motion OF DIR. Martin, the act TO
amend chapter so, volume Is, Laws of
Delaware, Ito give the right of appeal
TO persons convicted OF cruelty TO ami
mails, was read third time and
passed.
DIR. Cooper introduced an act for the
suspension OF policy playing.
Mr.. McWhorter gave notice Of an act
to amend chapter 600, volume II, LAWS
OF Delaware
On motion of Mr.. Mcwhorter an act
to divorce Mary Hindman from Alfred
Hindman was read q first time.
DIR. Martin introduced q bill to make
M al.
ley and William WheAtley, (read a
second time under the rule).
On DIR. Cooper's motion the act TO
Castle County, to raise money and erect
3 school house WAS read third time
and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Mcwhorter the act
to incorporate the Orange Street Sewer
Company was read . third time and
passed.
| On motion of Mr.. McWhorter the
following bills were read q third time
and passed: acts to re-incorporate the
Diamond State, Wilmington and Mu-
tual Loan Associations; act to amend
the act incorporating the Ferris Reform
School, and an act to incorporate the
Portland Paving Company.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
House met at IL. n. m.
Mr.. Jones presented the petition Of
Maggie l.. Cannon for divorce from
j osiah Cannon.
Mr.. Perry presented remonstrance
against setting or using lights for
catching eels in Indian River Bay.
Bills introduced-by Mr.. Temple
4 Senate bill authorizing the town com
missioners of Smyrna to issue bonds fol-
improving water works; by Mr.. Wilson
10 rein corporate the town OF Milford 10Y
Mr.. Chandler, to incorporate the Della
ware Real Estate Company.
New bills given notice of-by Mr..
Ware, to amend the charter OF the
Brandy Granite Company; con.
cerning Investments Of guardians and
trustees; In relation to exemptions;o ICON
cerDing insurance Of employee of cor
porations; by Mr.. Chandler, to iucor.
porate Hockessin Grange, p. of II. fol
the relief Of school distric, No. 20, New
Castle County; by Mr.. Rust, to incor
porAte Sunnyside Grange, P. of II BY
Mr.. Mulligan, to incorporate the Della
ware Compounding Company; by Mr.
Wilson, to lay out new road i'll Cedar
lCreek Hundred.
House reassemb bled at 8 O'Clock.
Bills introduced-By Mr.. Mccoy, tc
tregnlate the sale of Intoxicating liquors
by Mr.. Dsssy, to extend united sohoo
Idistricts 81 and 1856, Sussex County.
| Notice of new bills-By Mr.. Lowber
an act in relation to oysters; by Mr.
AllAband, to incorporate Old School
Baptist Cemetery OF Cow Marsh, North
Murderkill Hundred.
Read by title To incorporate Stanton
Hall Company; to lay out road in
West Dover Hundred; TO amend the
charter of Dover; to incorporate schoo
district No. 81, SUISSE Z; to divorce jack
son from Rosetta Pleasonton; to amend
the act appropriating monsy for fre,
schools; to authorize the appointment
: Of another justice Of the peace for Sus
, isex; in relation to the collection and ex
lpendtture of taxes; 10 vest the George
, town court house, jail and lands in new
trustees; to provide an unexceptionabl
mode OF asoertaining the sense of tn
tpeople on calling o constitutional col
! ivention.
II Petitions were presented for ne,
9 Iroads In Cedar Greek and Little Cree
hundreds, Sussex.
The Senate substitute (called amend
! lment) for the House bill empowerin
Q IMiddletown to borrow money for wate
9 works, was amended and conourred il
81 A poor unfortunate in Milwaukee
(said to have sneezsd himself to deati
|. I Alasl poor creature, living in the ligl
:, iof the min neteenth centuty and neve
"a hoard ofDr. Bdll's Cough Syrnp. Wei
70 this Is more than Egyptian darknessl
Bombarding Tonga.
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